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Wren Rook ROAR WINNER of the Charles Tyrwhitt Childrens Sports Book of the Year 2024.
*INSPIRE YOUNG FOOTBALL FANS THIS CHRISTMAS.*
An inspiring and informative interactive guide - The Independent
Football hero Beth Mead grew up playing football on the pitches of North Yorkshire. She went on to become a football champion and Golden Boot winner at the 2022 European Championships. She's here to tell her story and help children find their sporting passion, work hard and achieve their dreams.
From having fun and staying positive, to working as a team, setting goals and flicking the superstar switch, sport has the magic to help children feel confident in all areas of their life.
In ROAR, readers will learn all about Beth's amazing true story, while discovering her insider tips, tricks and activities for dreaming big and playing the sport they love.
Written with bestselling author of the Ultimate Football Heroes and Unbelievable Football series, Matt Oldfield
An inspiring and informative interactive guide - The Independent
Football hero Beth Mead grew up playing football on the pitches of North Yorkshire. She went on to become a football champion and Golden Boot winner at the 2022 European Championships. She's here to tell her story and help children find their sporting passion, work hard and achieve their dreams.
From having fun and staying positive, to working as a team, setting goals and flicking the superstar switch, sport has the magic to help children feel confident in all areas of their life.
In ROAR, readers will learn all about Beth's amazing true story, while discovering her insider tips, tricks and activities for dreaming big and playing the sport they love.
Written with bestselling author of the Ultimate Football Heroes and Unbelievable Football series, Matt Oldfield
192 pages, Paperback
Published June 22, 2023
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January 9, 2024
I liked this a lot, a similar vibe and all round awesomeness to Kicking Goals Journal
June 30, 2023
such an amazing book. beth is an inspiration to us all
October 19, 2025
very cute☺️🫶🏼
September 19, 2024
It was amazing
July 21, 2023
Beth Mead was the star of the England Women's Euros 2022 win with six goals and the award for best player of the tournament. This book "ROAR: A guide to dreaming big and playing the sport you love" tells Beth's story, right "from the little girl growing up in North Yorkshire to the professional footballer playing for Arsenal and England. Why? Because [she] wants to inspire YOU to find YOUR sporting passion and follow YOUR dreams, just like [she] did".
The book has a clever structure. It isn't just Beth Mead's story. It is Beth's story interwoven with how you can do your best in sport, what tips you could follow, and how Beth applied them across her career to date. For example there are tips on how to perform at your best, how to deal with disappointment - "missing out on the Olympics was a massive setback for me" - and tips around self-believe.
The structure of the book is further enhanced by regular features such as "Beths pre-chapter warm-ups", get ready to roar activities and "Hero" sections where Beth talks about her heroes, e.g. Kelly Holmes, Kelly Smith and mum and dad, these often tying in with the story. There's even a half-time in the book making it like a football match. The black and white illustrations along the way are great too, and recognisable to who they depict, such as young Beth or Chloe Kelly.
It all leads up to the Euros with the book going through England's matches match-by-match until... "as we lifted the Euro trophy at Wembley in front of eighty-seven thousand fans it was without doubt the greatest achievement of my career".
Great book for young girls in particular. Now roar like a lioness.
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The book has a clever structure. It isn't just Beth Mead's story. It is Beth's story interwoven with how you can do your best in sport, what tips you could follow, and how Beth applied them across her career to date. For example there are tips on how to perform at your best, how to deal with disappointment - "missing out on the Olympics was a massive setback for me" - and tips around self-believe.
The structure of the book is further enhanced by regular features such as "Beths pre-chapter warm-ups", get ready to roar activities and "Hero" sections where Beth talks about her heroes, e.g. Kelly Holmes, Kelly Smith and mum and dad, these often tying in with the story. There's even a half-time in the book making it like a football match. The black and white illustrations along the way are great too, and recognisable to who they depict, such as young Beth or Chloe Kelly.
It all leads up to the Euros with the book going through England's matches match-by-match until... "as we lifted the Euro trophy at Wembley in front of eighty-seven thousand fans it was without doubt the greatest achievement of my career".
Great book for young girls in particular. Now roar like a lioness.
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